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May 21, 1929 F. w. FRENCH 1,713,897

VERTI CAL FILE Filed sept. 15, 1927 2 sheets-sheet 1 rederz'cr' FrenehMay 21, 1929. w, FRENCH 1,713,897

VERTICAL FILE Filed Sept. 15. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' gri/vento@ PatentedMay 2l, 1929.

nutren FREDERICK W. FRENCH, F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

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.application filed September This invention has reference to filingcabinets and aims to provide means to be installed in the usual drawersof a tiling cabinet so that the space within a drawer may be dividedinto compartments so that filing may be accomplished with facility.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is ad justable and may be used in connection with boxesor `drawers of various sizes within eertain limits.

7With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings Figure l is a side elevational viewillustrating;` a drawer equipped with a device constructed in accordancewith the invention; Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the drawer;Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the drawer; Figure l is a fragmentalhorizontal sectional view on line le-a, Fig. 1; lligure 5 is a sectionon line 5 5, Fig. 1; Figure 6 is a fragmental perspective view of thedevice; Figure 7 is a front elevational view of a modified forni ofdrawer; Figure 8 is a side elevational view thereof, partly in section;and Figure 9 is a section taken on line 9 9 of flfigure 8.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5designates the drawer of a filing cabinet which is provided with twopairs or sets of openings 6 arranged in its rear end wall, the openinffs6 of each pair being disposed in vertical spaced relation for purposesto be hereinafter more fully described.

'llhe metallic drawer being constructed in the usual and well knownmanner includes a front end wall 7 and an inner end wall 8 spacedtherefrom, the inner wall 8 being provided with openings 9. Disposed atopposite sides of the drawer are supporting` rods l() that are formedwith corrugations throughout their lengths 'defining irregularities tohold the cross bars 11 of the pockets against accidental displacement.rlhe inner ends of the rods are bent at right angles as at l2, theright-angled ends having lateral eX- Serial No. 213,696.

tremities 13 to be tted in the openings 6 to se cure the inner ends ofthe rods within the drawer. Ears indicated at 14 are stamped :trom theinner end wall of the drawer andare extended inwardly, the ears beingarranged in suitable spaced relation with the sides of the drawer topermit the right-angled ends l2 of the rods to be positioned between theears and sides of the walls.

The forward ends of the rods 10 extend upwardly as at 15 and aredesigned to be positioned in the openings 9 of the wall 8 to lock theforward ends of the rods within the drawer, A transversely disposed rod16 is positioned at the forward end of the drawer and is. provided withreduced end portions fitted in openings formed in the sides of thedrawer. fihis rod 16 acts as a support for the forward end of theflexible material of which the pockets are formed. rldlie side membersof the drawer are also provided with penings spaced from the openings inwhich the reduced ends of the rod 16 are disposed, so that when the roes10 are moved to their lowermost positions, the ends of the rod 16 may bepositioned in the last-mentioned openings.

Forming an important feature of the invention are the pockets which areindicated generally by the reference character 17, the pockets beingformed of suitable flexible material that hang into the drawer, the up`per edges thereof being connected with the cross bars 11 for supportingthe pockets, the front end of thc lint pocket being connected to the rod16.

As shown, these bars 11 are formed with notches 1S extended from thelower edges thereof, upwardly and laterally defining hooks 19 that maybe hooked over the rods 10 to support the pockets and permit the poel:-ets to be slid longitudinally of the rods 10 to the end that the pocketsmay be moved into close engagement with each other when the drawer is tobe closed or the bars 11 .may be separated to permit of easy access tothe cards supported therein.

ln order that the bars 11 will be held against movement over the rearends of the rods 10, lugs 2O are formed the inner ends of the rods,which lugs act as stops to limit the movement of the bars 11.

vl/hen the device is to be used in connection with filing cabinetsembodying wooden drawers, openings such as indicated at 2l are providedin the front wall 22 of the drawer,

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which openings accommodate the forward ends of the rods 23.

rlhe rear ends of the rods 23 arealso positioned in openings 24 thatareV arranged in the rear end wall of the drawer. In this form of theinvention it is to be understood that pockets similar to thosepreviously described, are supported by the rods 23 and are operated inthe same manner as the pockets lpreviously lo, y

described. l Y

From'the foregoing itrwill be seen that due to the construct-ion shownand described, the usual filing cabinet drawer will be readily andveasilyfvoonverted into a` drawerV having numerous compartmentsfor thereception oi". cards employed in filing.

claim:

l. ln combination with Y aviling cabinet y drawer having sets ofvertically spaced openings in the front and rear end walls thereof, rodshaving their ends positioned within the openings so as toV beadjustable, said rods having irregular port-ions, partitioning menibers,and means on the partitioning members for engaging the irregularportions to hold the partitioning members in various positions oiadjustment.

2. In a filing cabinet drawer having a rear wall formed with openings,an inner wall disposed adjacent to the front of the drawer and havingopenings, supporting rods having their rear ends disposed in theopenings of the end wall, the forward ends of the rods being positionedin the openings of said inner wall, a rod extending across the drawerand ,contacting with the supporting rods at the front ends thereof, andmeans movable longitudinally of the supporting rods for supporting`articles.

A tiling cabinet drawer including side walls and iront and rear endwalls, said rear wall having vertically spaced openings formed therein,ears extending inwardly from the rear wall, an inner end wall spaced:trom the front wall and having vertically spaced openings, supportingrods having one of their respective ends disposed in certain of theopenings of the end wall, said ears engaging the rods to hold the rodsagainst lateral movement, the opposite ends of said supporting rodsextending into corresponding openings of the inner `end wall,.and meanson the rods for supporting articles held in the drawer.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, have hereto aiiXed mysignature FREDERCK W. FRENCH.

